Traveling bag having independently accessible compartments



1 K. L. CROSBY Feb 1952- TRAVELING BAG HAVING INDEPENDENTLY 2585745ACCESSIBLE COMPARTMENTS 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 Filed June 8, 1948 INVENTOR. Ken#5715 L. 6280695) 0 4w, lmfizg'ltrmm F-rramvgy Feb. 12, 1952 -K. L.CROSBY 2,585,745

TRAVELING BAG HAVING INDEPENDENTLY ACCESSIBLE COMPARTMENTS Filed Jun e8. 1948 v 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 v 2 D 12 i: i: an ,6 K X f ,6 ii :5

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122 5577 A dmmy Patented Feb. 12, 1952 UNITED. STATES:

mien or'ei TRAVELINGBAG HAVING INDEPENDENTLY- AGCESSIBLE- COMPARTMENTSKenneth Liordshy; viiaosta, G51

Application June s, 1948, Serial No. s1;6s5 3 ohms. (Cl.190 -52secured-"at one endto one side of the baseand "5 extending over'andcompletely loosely covering the form" and havin'g its oppositeenddetachably secured to the other "side of the-base.*'=-

Another-object of the invention-is the provision'of an improved meansfor detachably securing one end of the flexible cover to the base of theluggage piece.

In the drawings: Fig. ;1 is a perspective view of one side of theimproved bag:

Fig. -.-2 is a perspective view ofthe'opposite sideof the bag, the bagbeing open.

Fig.43 is a detailed-perspective view of the clothes hanger engagingclip.

Fig. 4 isa perspective view of the bag -with-' out its outer coveringillustrating a modified-ar rangement of clothes hanger engaging element.5

Fig.6 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a still furthermodified form of outer clothes engaging and holding'arran'g''efnn't. p

Fig." 6 is a fragmentary" transverse" Vertical i sectionalyiew'on theline6-'6 of Figure 1.

Fig. "7 is an"enlarged detailed fragmentary bottom' the're -is'at eachlongitudinal edge-of" the-underside ofthe base a space. At one side thisspa'ceis filled-""by a suitablemolding like strip I while at theotherside this spaceis partially filled by a molding-like strip 2.

The U-sha'pedirame is "composed of a plii' rality-"of spaced apartparallel metallic frame eiementsi, 4, *5 and-6 each-of which iseithersquare or rectangular in cross sectional *config uraticn and resembles acroquet wicket" The" frame on its outer side-is coveredby th'ebeforementioned form -D. -The frame and form are oflesser'width'tha-n'the base A soas'to leave considerable space betweenthe bottom of the form and the side edges of the base;

The cover E has one end secured'as at'l and extends over the outer'face'of molding I. The opposite and free end '8 of'the cover is suitablysecured throughout its length in a block!) having an upstanding flan'geifl terminatingin an" elong'atedbead l I.

In the space left between the molding strip 1 2 and theadjacentedge ofthe bag bottom B, the resilient strip H is disposed and extendsthroughout the length of the bag base.

the bag bottom and base as at I3 anda vertical" leg 14 paralleling theside face of the bag bot- This strip-has a horizontal leg 12 securedbetween perspective View and shows, in separate rela-' tom. From thelower end of the leg- M the strip tiofiftheclosure' jointbetween thbottom "wall so "U o wa d y intba tutu-*- andrthe'mai'nouter coverof'theba'gf lar socket" I5 of the proper "contourand size=" Inreading'thefollowin'g description of the bag to receive and resilientlyengage the elongated*' recognition is to 'be made of'the'fact "that"de-"bead l l of the block-9. "The opposite en'd"f|6 parturesin material canbe "made without"'de'- of the strip is secured to the'molding strip 2.parting from the" invention." Description is -As c arly'app ars in -6 fthed awi s th 1 given of a leather "bagbut canvas orother 's'uit ablematerial could be" substituted therefor 1 outer "cover E extends over'the -form"D but-in spaced relationship thereto" to 'forman outer shouldit be desired. The herein after-"referred clothing-* receiving "space orreceptacle K. It to framework is referred to as being of metal will alsoappear that" thecover 'E extends over but any material-of-suitablestrength could be 4O- the molding-strip 2 and that the bottom facsubstituted. v of the" blockil is flush'with thebottom' face Broadly thebag comprises'a flat rectangular 0f the bag botto Intermefiiat'yits'length base A beneath which is a bottom' B of equal the free end of-thecover'is provided wit'lra length but of less width than the base. Anlock 'llwhich-extends into *the vertical face inverted U- sha'pedframe'C is "secured to the 4501" one edge' of "the bag base. This lock'ma'yupper i face of the base and has its sides and be of anyfconventional'construction. The par topifcovered'by a suitable form D which" couldticular-form of lock does otconstitute'a p beof any suitable material. Amain c'ove'r'E' of the present invention. Throughoutits length is of theproper width and length to completely and width and in spacedrelationship the. bag? coverthe form. The final closure of the bagbottom isiprovided with a plurality o twa dlyis made by a pair of enddoors F and G. The bag when open has'the appearance illustrated in Fig.2 and when closed the appearance illustrated in-Fig. 1 of the-drawings.

nescribihg the invention in more detail itwill beseen that'due'to'thelesser width of thebag projecting protecting lugs or knobs 18.

into an upper compartment l9 and a lower compartment 20 by a shelf 21'.These compartments have open ends and are for the purpose of carryingshoes, toilet articles and other miscellaneous articles which can bepacked into and removed from the compartments without in any waydisturbing the outer clothing garments which are stretched over theouter face of the form D in the main clothing compartment K and so heldin a manner which will be hereinafter described.

The open ends of the compartments I9 and 20 are closed by the end doorsF and G, the lower ends of which are hinged as at 22 to the ends of thebag base A and are of the proper width, height. and configuration tocompletely close the ends of the bag by having abutment and engagementwith the longitudinal edges of the main cover E. Atits opposite ends theform D is provided with end members 23 which like the frame areU-shaped. They extend outwardly to close the ends of the hereinafterdescribed clothing compartment. The doors are held closed by snapfasteners 24. At its ends the bag carries leather covered filler stripsor moldings 25 below the doors.

Several means for securing the outer clothing to. the form D so thatthey will not shift and become rumpled or wrinkled are illustrated. Onesuch arrangement is illustratedin Figs. 2 and of the drawings. I

It is intended that the distance from one lower edge of the form D overits top and down to its other lower edge will be slightly greater thanthe length of a mans suit coat. This distance would accommodate thelength of a pair of trousers folded midway their length or a dressfolded midway of its length. Preferably in packing a coat,

trousers, or dresses they would be placed on a hanger such as thatillustrated at L in Fig. 3. Having reference to Figs. 2 and 3 it will beseen that the bag base at one side is provided with a clip M which isshaped to accommodate several hangers L so that the garments on thehangers will be held at one of their ends by the hanger through itsengagement with the clip. The garments will lie upon and extend over theform and have their other and free ends terminating adjacentthe oppositelower edge of the form where they will be secured beneath a strap orelastic band N. such for instance as that illustrated in Fig. 5. Here itwill be seen that one end of the band is secured as at 26 to one end ofthe form or frame and extends through an eye or ring 21 at the oppositeend of the frame and is doubled back as at 28 and is adjustably securedto the main elastic or strap portion 29 by a buckle 20. This arrangementmakes it possible to tighten down upon the free ends of the garments andhold them against displacement.

Obviously if the garments are carefully positioned upon the form andthen secured in the manner described they will not shift and willtherefore arrive at their destination unwrinkled and unmussed. The spaceor compartment K is of sufficient width to accommodate considerableclothing. The amount of clothing which can be carried would of coursedepend upon the dimensions of the bag. With the clothing compartment Kfilled with clothing the outer cover E will assist in holding theclothing against movement and it will also be seen that should it bedesired to remove toilet articles, magazines or any other materialcarried in the compartments l9 and 2 0 these can be gotten at by openingthe proper door F or G without in any way disturbing the 4 garments. Thebag also provides the desirable arrangement of carryin shoes which arekept out of contact with the clothing in the bag.

An optional arrangement is illustrated in Fig. 4 wherein a bar or rod Pis substituted for the elastic or strap N. This bar is removably andadjustably carried in and supported by brackets 3| adjacent the lowerend of the form at each side thereof.

The bag is provided exteriorly with tightenin straps Q and a carryinghandle R.

The advantages and benefits to be derived from a travelling bag made inaccordance with the present invention will be understood from thepreceding description and will be quickly recognized by those familiarand skilled in the art.

Departures from the exact construction illustrated can be made withoutdeparting from the inventive concept and the invention is to be limitedonly within the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. An improved travelling bag comprising a base, a hollow open endedform resting'upon the base and extending upwardly therefrom, said formbeing of considerably less width than the base, a flexible cover securedat one end to one side of the base and extending over and completelyloosely covering the form and having its opposite end detachably securedto the other side of the base, a door at each end of the base and hingedat its lower end to the base, said doors closing the open ends of theform and having their side and top edges in engagement with the cover,means detachably securing the doors in a closed position, and a carryinghandle secured to the outer face of the cover intermediate the endsthereof.

2. A construction as defined in claim 1, wherein the base at itsunderside is provided with a resilient clamp extending longitudinallythereof, and the free end of the cover is provided with an element whichcan enter, and be resiliently retained by, said clamp.

3. An improved travelling bag comprising a base, a hollow open endedform resting upon the base and extending upwardly therefrom, said formbeing of considerably less width than the base, a flexible cover securedat one end to one side of the base and extending over and completelyloosely covering the form and having its opposite end detachably securedto the other side of the base, means at each end of the base closing theopen ends of the form, one of said closure means being movable toprovide entry into the form, and a carrying handle secured to the outerface of the flexible cover intermediate the ends thereof.

KENNETH L. CROSBY.

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